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It's so nice to live in times when ethical fashion doesn't have to look, well, ethical. It's not so long ago that all fair trade, organic clothing retailers seemed to stock was shapeless, multi-coloured garments that looked like you were wearing a

Whether it’s fairtrade sneakers from Veja, or the ultra-funky, 99% recycled Worn Agains, we can’t help but get excited about ethical footwear. Now, on a visit to Terra Plana’s London store, we’ve come across another brand to enthuse about – the Khulani

A year ago we reported on Fair Deal sports balls, available in the UK, that were made under a Fair Trade scheme from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified latex rubber bladders. Maybe you missed the later comments that pointed to Fair Trade Sports

We love products that support or revive traditional crafts. Check out, for ex ample, the work of Kallari, fair trade suppliers of traditional Amazonian baskets, which we reported on here. Now we've come across another cool basket supplier, this time

The future is green, and you just found it. These days you probably feel flooded by dire-sounding environmental news ("the Earth is set to deflate by 2011") and endless suggestions for greener living ("algae cold-fusion reactors for your shoes"). But

Today is World Fair Trade Day and this year's theme is "Kids and Fair Trade". This drawing was done by a child in a Bangladeshi school supported by Fair Trade organisations and is entitled "small change, big difference, fair trade." Children in

Even though we all know that eco-fashion does not consist of hemp bags and tie-dyed shirts, some people still persist in this obsolete view. People Tree has been key in moving green, Fair Trade fashion into the forefront. Now they have taken it a

These great looking summer dresses were designed in England and made in Ghana, as a result of an interesting international collaboration. The Ethical Fashion Forum teamed up with Tabeisa, to run a competition, Design4Life, to link young designers with

We talk often about the problems of buying clothes made in sweatshops by kids, but nobody ever did it as well as the Onion, with this breathless coverage of the Gap's new "kids clothes made by kids" line.

Save chimps and support small farmers, one sip at a time, with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Gombe Special Reserve line. A collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental

Hot on the heels of a feature in Wallpaper*'s EcoEdit, designer Rogan Gregory (the guy behind Loomstate and Edun -- that's him on the left) sat down for an interview with the style and design mag. He talks about what it's like to work with Bono and

You wouldn't know it was Earth Day reading the New York Times, but at least they have discovered another good thing, fair trade. The Times says: "Fair trade, like more familiar labels such as organic, cruelty-free

Will organic-coffee lovers need a different kind of fix, soon? Earlier this month, Salon published a story decrying the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent tightening of organic-certification requirements. The main sticking point: These revised

TreeHugger has been pleased to see more and more stories about the connection between religion, the environment and conservation efforts, from Interfaith Power & Light screening climate change films to the Evangelical

As we normally associate fair trade with products like coffee, chocolate, and handcrafted goods, this probably seems like a really strange question. But, in the case of one species of tropical fish, a number of environmental organizations, and the pet

It seems that the question of just how good Larry's Beans are doesn't just lie in taste of the dark rich liquid. Considered by many to be the leading exponent in the US of how to smoothly blend sustainability and cool in one brand, Larry's Beans

When we covered the shipping vs airfreight debate here (also covered here), Chris Kozak got in touch about what looks like an absolutely intriguing project that he's involved in called Greenheart. According to the initiative's website, the idea is